Saw set



Aug. 22, 1950 I M. DADERKO, sR, ETAL SAW SET 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July 21, 1948 Michael Dada/k0, Robert A L Isa/la John Dude/k0 INVENTORS BY flu I Anomejs Fig.2.

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Robert A. Lise/la John Dada/k0 JNVENTORJ' Patented Aug. 22, 1950 sAW SET Michael Daderko, Sr., and Robert A. Lisella, Suinmit Hill, and John Daderko, Coaldale, Pa.

Application'Jul'y '21, 1948, Serial No. 39,898

5. Claims.

. This invention relates to'a saw setand has for its primary object simultaneouslyto set the teeth ofasaw blade. l

Another object is to insure accuracy of the angle to which the teeth are bent, and to enable different sized'teeth to be easily and quickly set.

'The above and other objects may be attained by employing this invention which embodies among its features clamp means for engaging opposite sides of a saw blade adjacent a row'of teeth extending along one longitudinal edge thereof,' a pressure plate mounted on each side of the'clamp means above the top thereof to move toward and away from a'saw blade held by said clamp means; said pressure plates lying along divergent planes atfobtuse angles to a saw blade held in said clamp means, saw setting teeth on adjacent edges of the pressure plates with the teeth of one plate engaging alternate teeth of the saw while the'teeth of'the'other plate engage the intermediate teeth 'ofthe saw and means simultaneously to advance the pressure plates toward a saw bladeheld insaid clamp means and the saw setting teeth into engagement with the teeth of the sawbladea a I 'Other'features' include means deta'chably to supportzthe pressure plates in proper position for operation on a saw held-inthe clamp means so thatthe platesvmay be removed and different plates substituted foroperating on saws having different sized teeth.

In the drawingsr :Figure 1 is a sideview of a saw set embodying the features of this-invention; a

Figure 2 is a plan view of the saw setillustrated inFigure 1,. i

Figure .3118 an end view trated in Figures land 2.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view on a slightly enlarged scale taken substantially alon the of th'e saw "set illusline 4'-V4 of Figureyl; and showing the parts in- V a position ready to receive a saw blade,"

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4,illustratingthe parts inanothersposition;

a. Figure. 6 -is a fragmnetary sectional view taken substantially along the line 6-6 of Figure 1 on a slightly enlarged scale,

Figure, 7 is a fragmentary sectional view taken substantially along the linel-l of Figure 1,

Figure 8 is a fragmentary perspective view of one of the eccentric shafts, and

Figure 9 is a perspective view of one of the guards used-for locating a saw blade in the device.

, Referring to the drawings-in detail a supporting frame designated generally I0 is. comprised ofend legsl-Z which are joined together interme--' diate their ends byho'rizontally extending side bars I4 and adjacent their upper ends by alongitudinally extending horizontal angle bar It.

Extending longitudinally between the leg mem bers [2 in spaced parallel relation with the angle bar I 6 is a, jaw member I8 having a depending flange 20 which serves as the clamping face for engaging one side of a saw blade when the latter is to be held in tooth setting position. Opposite end portions of the fixed clamp jaw l8 overlie the upper cross bar 22 of the leg members l2 and form spacers for holding'end brackets 24 in spaced relation to the upper ends of the leg members. Each end bracket 24 is provided adjacent its forward'andrear end with an opening 26, the purpose of which will be more fully hereinafter explained; Projecting upwardly from each end bracket 24 is an arm 28, and these arms are pierced with aligning openings 30 for the reception of a longitudinally extending tie bar 32 which also serves as the-fulcrum point fora hand lever to be more fully hereinafter described. Each end member 24 is provided midwaybetween opposite ends with vertically spaced internally screw threaded epenings for the reception of attaching screws 34bywhich guard members 36 are secured to the end members 24. Each guard'member 36 is provided at its lower end with a horizontally extending tongue or stop 38 which serves to limit the upward movement of a saw blade when the latter is being entered into the device.

Slidably supported on the upper end of each leg immediately beneath the bracket 24 thereof is one end of a movable jaw member 40 which is provided with'a, depending flange 42 which when the jawmember 40 is advanced toward'the jaw member l8 is adapted to engage the face of a saw blade opposite that engaged by the flange 20 in order to clamp the saw blade in position in the device. It will be understood of course that opposite ends of the jaw member 49 slide in the space between the top of its respective leg and the bracket 24 thereon. Pivotally mounted on the top flange of the longitudinally extending tie bar I6 substantially midway between opposite ends thereof as at 44 is a hand lever 45, one end of which extends outwardly beyond the'frame H) and is equipped with a hand grip 48 by means of which the lever may be swung in a horizontal are about the pivot 44. The end of the hand lever 46 remote from the grip 48 is provided with an extension 50 which when the hand lever is swung outwardly about thepivot 44 is adapted to her 40 and advance the jaw member 49 toward the jaw member I8 in order to clamp a saw blade in place. A suitable stop 52 is carried by the jaw member 40 intermediate its ends and projects downwardly in the path of movement of the extension 50, so that when the hand lever at is moved into position illustrated in Figure 2, the jaw member 4!] will positively be retracted from clamping relation with the jaw member 18.

Mounted for rotation in the openings 28 in the end brackets 2 are the eccentric trunnions 54 of a pair of parallel shafts 56. The axis of the trunnions 54 of each shaft align so that as the shafts are rotated, the major portions thereof will move eccentrically about the axis of the trunnions. Mounted for rotation with'relation to the shafts 56 and spaced longitudinally thereon are fingers 58, the upper surfaces 69 of which incline downwardly toward the space between the flanges and 42, of the jaws l8 and respectively, and lie in intersecting planes which lie at obtuse angleswith relation to a saw blade clamped between the jaw members i8 and 40. Each finger 58 is provided in its upper surface with a recess 52 and at spaced intervals with longitudinally extending openings it for the reception of suitable screws 65, the threaded ends of which, extend upwardly through the upper face 69 of its respective finger 5.8 and is equipped with a wing nut 56. Pressure plates or die members 63 are detachably seated in the recesses 62,- and held therein by the wing nuts 56. These pressure plates 68 are provided along their adjacent edges with spaced saw setting teeth '60 which as illustrated in Figure 5' are so related that when the plates are advanced toward one another, the fingers will intermesh.

Clamped to each shaft 56 intermediate its ends is a radially extending bracket arm 12 by means of which the shaft'may be rotated. A suitable supporting bracket 74 is fixed to the underside of the horizontal flange of the jaw member 88 and extends upwardly adjacent one side of the device. A cross bar 76 is attached to the upper end of the bracket arm and'ispierced with an opening to receivethe longitudinal tie bar 32, and the opposite end of the cross bar i6 is fixed to a bracket E3, the lower end of which is attached as by a screw 89 to the longitudinally extending bar It. Rockably supported on the tie bar 32 adjacent the cross bar 16 is a hand lever 82 and pivotally coupled as at 3 3 to the hand lever 82 on one side of the tie bar 32 is one end of a link 86, the oppositeend of which is 'pivotally connected as at 88 to the lever arm 12 of the shaft 56 on the same side of the tie bar A link 99 is pivotally connected at one end as at 92 to the lever 82 on the side of the tie bar 32 remote from the pivot 8 and the opposite end of the link 9!} is pivotally connected as at 94 to the lever arm l2on the shaft 56 on the opposite side of the tie bar 32. It will thus be seen that as the hand lever 82 is rocked about the axis of the tie bar 32, the shafts 56 will be rotated in opposite directions to advance or retract the pressure plates 68 with relation to the jaw members l8 and 40.

In use a saw to be sharpened is entered into the space between the jaw members i8 and 36 with the parts in the position illustrated in Figure 4 so that the upper edges of the teeth of the saw blade lie between the toothed edges of the plates 88. It will be understood of course that the hand lever 46 has previously been moved into the position illustrated in Figure 2 to retract the jaw member 40. With the upper edges of the endmost teeth of the saw bearing against the stops 38, the hand lever 46 is moved about its pivot M to move the end 50 into contact with the flange 42 of the jaw member 40, thus advancing the movable jaw member toward the fixed jaw member 18 and clamping the saw blade between the flanges 2D and 44. With the saw thus positioned in the device the'hand lever 8:2 is moved about the axis of the tie bar 32 from the position shown in Figure 4 to substantially the position shown in Figure 5, thus rocking the shafts 55 and advancing the fingers 58 and pressure plates 68 toward the saw blade. As the pressure plates Btadvance, the teeth 78 thereof will engage the teeth of the saw blade and bend them to the desired position with but a single operation. Obviously the obtuse angles of the pressure plates 58 will be such as to establish the proper set to the teeth :of the saw blade so long as the ends of the teeth '58 on the pressure plates lie perpendicular to the planes of their respective pressure plates. After the saw. has been properly set it may be removed by moving the hand lever 46 about its pivot M and so that the end 58 will contact the pin 52 and move the movable jaw member All to retracted position. Upon moving the hand lever 82 to retract the pressure plates 68 the device is ready for a repeat operation.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodimentof this invention it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having described the claimed as new is:

1. A saw set for asaw blade having a row of saw teeth along one longitudinal edge, said saw set comprising clamp means for engaging opposite sides of a saw blade adjacent the teeth thereof, a shaft mounted above said clamp means on each side thereof to rock about a longitudinal axis which lies parallel to the clamp means, the major portion of the periphery of each shaft being eccentric to the axis about which the shaft rocks, longitudinally spaced fingers on each shaft, said fingers extending toward the clamp means, pressure plates detachably connected to the fingers for movement therewith toward and away from the clamp means, saw setting teeth on the adjacent edges of the pressure plates for engagement with the teeth of a. saw held in said clamp means when the plates are advanced toward one another and means to, rock the shafts and advance the pressure plates toward a saw blade held in the clamp means.

2. The combination of claim 1, wherein said last means is common to both of said shafts for simultaneously advancing said pressure plates.

3. A saw set for a saw blade having a row of saw teeth along one longitudinal edge, said saw set comprising clamp means for engaging opposite sides of a saw blade adjacent the teeth thereof, a shaft mounted above said clamp means on each side thereof to rock about a longitudinal axis which lies parallel to the clamp means, the major portion of the periphery of each shaft being eccentric to the axis about which the shaft rocks, longitudinally spaced fingers on each shaft, said fingers extending toward the clamp means,

invention, what is pressure plates detachably connected to the fingers for movement therewith toward and away Kym.

from the clamp means, saw setting teeth on the adjacent edges of the pressure plates for engagement with the teeth of a saw held in said clamp means when the plates are advanced toward one another and means to rock the shafts and advance the pressure plates toward a saw blade held in the clamp means and the pressure plates lying along divergent planes which lie at obtuse angles to a saw blade held in the clamp means.

4. A saw set for a saw blade having a row of saw teeth along one longitudinal edge, said saw set including clamp means for engaging opposite side faces of a saw blade adjacent the teeth thereof, a pair of spaced parallel shafts mounted to rock about longitudinal axes above and on opposite sides of the clamp means, the major portion of each shaft being eccentric to the axis about which the shaft rocks, longitudinally spaced fingers on each shaft the upper faces of which lie at obtuse angles relative to a saw blade held in the clamp means, pressure plates detachably mounted on the upper faces of the fingers andmovable therewith toward and away from a saw blade clamped in the clamp means, saw setting teeth on the adjacent edges of the pressure plates and means to rock said shafts and advance or retract said plates relative to a saw blade held in said clamp means.

5. A saw set for a saw blade having a row of saw teeth along one longitudinal edge, said saw set comprising clamp means for engaging opposite sides of a saw :blade adjacent the teeth thereof, a shaft mounted above said clamp means on each side thereof to rock about a longitudinal axis which lies parallel to the clamp means, the major portion of the periphery of each shaft being eccentric to the axis about which the shaft rocks, pressure plates, means connecting each of the pressure plates to one of the shafts responsive to rocking the shafts to move the pressure plates towards and away from the clamp means, saw setting teeth on the adjacent edges of the pressure plates for engagement with the teeth of a saw held in said clamp when the plates are advanced toward one another and means to rock the shafts and advance the pressure plates toward a saw blade held in the clamp means.

MICHAEL DADERKO, SR. ROBERT A. LISELLA. JOHN DADERKO.

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